May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I think an artist or band could do worse than have a fan like myself championing them (even if I do say so myself). If only I could get paid for the amount of enthusiasm I can exude?! Once I took in that Warm Digits’ next gig was in Newcastle only the day after I’m…
Nearly 40 years on from that interview (of which an an extract was shared yesterday – see the post titled “The Birth Of ‘Wan’?”) and nothing has changed…
Sir, in Paris today, be like…
Looking at eBay, I noticed this fanzine for sale (at a ridiculous price! Considering what most fanzines are like, and how they were produced). I could see that they were gracious enough to show what was inside with some low res pics (of an already poor quality printed magazine. Rare…but I would not pay £50…
There are some great photos being shared of last night’s gig in Barcelona – none better than this! Just look at him! Commands the stage… Can’t imagine what it’s like performing in front of thousands of adoring fans…but he laps it up. Visible for all to see in that nano second.
In expanding my gig-going horizons, I take a red-eye coach journey overnight towards the end of July to see Caezar. Just announced on their Facebook page (see below) is new album, Time. It will be available to buy in physical form from July 20 – a week before their gig at Oran Mor…but it is…
Back nearly FOUR YEARS ago now, when I took those tentative steps into exploring the Simple Minds back catalogue and having quickly listened to Life In A Day and Real To Real Cacophony to move onto Empires And Dance and fall instantly in love…it was Twist/Run/Repulsion that was the first track I heard that absolutely…
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Well, no gig night would be complete without some kind of personal crap impeding stuff. Yesterday it was the faux pas of having let the OH rope me into the idea of travelling the Tube to get to the gig and leaving the logistics to her. Now, having discussed how we were going to get…
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All things New Gold Dream in the touring schedule. It’s 1982, and us antipodean types are still being deemed “colonial”. Lovely! Now, where’s my convict’s outfit? ??? Group photo clipping dated Nov 3rd, 1982 – NME Lyceum gig ad – Nov 20th, 1982 – NME “Return from the colonies” clipping date October 30th, 1982…
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